i know Urlacher is still in his prime i believe and hes playing great but my vote goes to Ray Lewis being better. He made a huge impact and was very vocal which grabbed attention. Stats are somewhat similar..Ray has played 4 more seasons than Brian and has about 500 more tackles, less sacks but more INTs.

Ray Lewis by a mile. Its not even close to me. Ray Lewis is much smarter, more instinctual, a better leader, a bigger playmaker, more clutch, and better against the run and pass. He was simply better in every way.

The problem I have with Urlacher is Ive seen him get owned every now and then against linemen and bigger RBs. Ray Lewis rarely got owned, he was much tougher against the run. He was also a better playmaker, he made plays when you needed them the most. He's more versatile, having won DPOY in both the 4-3 and 3-4, and he's a much better leader of men.

Urlacher also takes bad angles and isn't exactly the most cerebral MIKE in the league. When he gets older and his athleticism fades, he's gonna fall off hard. He's a poorman's Ray Lewis in his prime. But he's no Ray Lewis.

But Mike Singletary was better than both of them. They all play similar styles, Id say Singletary is the best of the 3, closely followed by Ray, with Urlacher at a distant 3rd. I think Urlacher is overrated as a whole.

While I think its Ray, you guys might forget that in his prime, he had two 330+ Dt's to occupy blockers, so i think most MLB's would excel with that talent.

Ray Lewis in his prime is an even better Tampa 2 ILB than Urlacher. Without quesiton.

Urlacher would struggle mightily in the 3-4. I know Ray had some issues, but from seeing how badly Urlacher performs when linemen get their hands on him, I think he would fair far worse than Lewis did.

Urlacher simply isn't that great at stopping the run. He can go sideways and chase skatbacks, sure, but put a thumper head on with him, and he loses that battle more often than he wins it. I don't think he should even get the courtesy right now of being compared to Lewis. He just got owned badly by Jeff Saturday in the SB in his prime.

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